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l.rae

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  1. itching?

    l.rae replied to shay's topic in Emergency

    low thyroid can also cause dry itchy skin.....l have heard other pple who suffer from chronic fatiguesyndroms c/o itching...so maybe it is a side effect of the flu.......try the gold bond lotion...see...

  2. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    l.rae replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    LV, l approach everyone w/ caution until l know them better, one never know what issues lie just beneath.....in general, no , l haven't had a problem, well...except for this one time, l was relief...

  3. that song that bashes nurses

    l.rae replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    l have been called a bi+ch several time in my career...by drunks, drug seekers and the like....makes me no

  4. Toddler's Rule of Ownership and Sharing

    l.rae replied to kmchugh's topic in Nursing Humor

    and...STOP TOUCHING

  5. Assingment under protest

    l.rae replied to l.rae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes Heathe, l'm with you...just wonder if we will run into each other in the ''free government cheese line'' after we use them?..

  6. Night Shift ~ Greetings!

    l.rae replied to incognito's topic in General Nursing

    l work a weird shift...3p-3a..so l'm goin home soon........l like it cause it is 12 hr shifts.....l get home and asleep before daylight and can still get up kinda early...so where do you work and what...

  7. How do you deal with rude patients?

    l.rae replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    a look is worth a thousand words...when someone says something rude to me l make eye contact and hold it for a few seconds...till they feel obligated to say something else...usually they just want to...

  8. Call bells in my sleep

    l.rae replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    when l have a nightmare shift, l go home and scenes from the shift play over and over in my mind asleep and awake...for about 24 hrs...l hate that...l actually hear the voices and bells and whistles...

  9. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    l.rae replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    oh pleeeez don't get me started on ''the room isn't ready yet.''.....the other (my 5th shift in a row..12hr)...l called at 6p and was told....''we will call for a stat clean''.........630...''not...

  10. John Q.

    l.rae replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    it's on my list too...l luv D.W......my favorite nurse hero in a movie is the ER triage nurse in the movie..Bringing Out the Dead..w/Nicholas Cage....REALLY dark humor only to be appreciated by the...

  11. Nursing Commercial Ideas

    l.rae replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    :roll Redneck sterilization!!!!!!:roll Now we need a catchy saying to wrap it

  12. Nursing Commercial Ideas

    l.rae replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    ok....Expensive suit type roll into reserved parking space in a Lamborgini...carrying expensive briefcase.....waltzes int board room of hosp.....very elaborate board room....suits sitting around...

  13. Has medicine and technology gone too far?????

    l.rae replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

    l really respect the MD that knows when to call a code

  14. I snapped

    l.rae replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    by Sundowner [/i] This has shed some light into exactly how it is that you found yourself dodging a rolodex. [/b] :roll :roll :roll :roll

  15. I snapped

    l.rae replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, did l miss a post somewhere??? l do not recall anyone stating this incident was "OK".....l saw acountability on behalf of Sundowner...and remorse...l saw many posts of disagreement on how the...

  16. I snapped

    l.rae replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    hey Sundowner...glad you are feeling better!! Live and learn..right.? Well, after 22 years in this career..many twists and turns......even in life in general....l've learned all things happen for a...

  17. I snapped

    l.rae replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    no l'm next in line, but my hospital is only 2 stories high:d l'm keeping a good thought for ya...keep us posted about how this turns out....as for bertha....i know someone who knows someone who says...

  18. I snapped

    l.rae replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

    you are soooooooo normal.......and l admire that you admit and feel bad for the outburst. we've all snapped at one time or another...it's always easy to monday morning quarterback the situation..you...

  19. The funniest fart story l ever heard!

    l.rae posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    who could use a good laugh????who couldn't? years ago when l was going thru a real tough time, single mom.....one evening l was feeling exceptionally low. l decided l might feel better lf l ate, so,...

  20. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    l.rae replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    Got it Fergus! you gotta promise me if she ever comes in this direction you post a warning! hee hee:chuckle: Reminds me of a situation... Recently had a kid in the ER...drunk.....real bad scene...

  21. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    l.rae replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    Fergus, it's true all ER's are not the same......ours is not a level 1 either but is is tremendoulsy busy.....that 2 hour thing just blows me away though.....cause l've spent longer than that in an...

  22. Pick Up Lines!!

    l.rae replied to trishaLVN's topic in Nursing Humor

    "My name spelled backwards is Y-NOT"........so I married him........10 years ago..........(true story)

  23. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    l.rae replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    now the emerg nurses either turf their patients in a timely manner or they have to wait. let me give you some scenarios about patients who wait longer than 2 hrs in the er........our er is...

  24. not documented, not done. what does this mean?

    l.rae replied to kmahoneyrn's topic in General Nursing

    one thing l like about the er is that the documentation is lighter than floor nursing. however......l probably do more documenting than most of my co-workers. l try to make it a point to document at...

  25. Pity Floating CNA's :-(

    l.rae replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    hey Mario, we've all been there.....you'll run into these types off and on all of your career no matter what your title. I can relate a bit...when l was an LPN l did private pediatric duty while l was...